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- Spencer: “I see a correlation between those who believe absurd claims like dogs were trained to rape Palestinians and those who insist Israel committed genocide in Gaza”
- “Wiesenthal Center and NGO Monitor slam Germany for ignoring Iran’s genocidal antisemitism”
- Israel Is the Victim of Mohammed’s War Against the Jews
- “Connecting the dots between high taxes, unsustainable pension costs and slow economic growth is a practice many elected officials in Chicago and Illinois would rather we shut up about”
- ISIS executes 100 of its own fighters for desertion
- "Will Naftali Bennett give up his right-wing values and realize a one-time opportunity to become prime minister?"
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- "Germany, still scarred by the Holocaust, has seen a rise in anti-Semitic violence in recent years"
Category Archives: Politics
Thousands rally in London against rising anti-Semitism
TIMES OF ISRAEL by Liam Hoare September 1, 2014 UK Jewish community pulls together to say religious discrimination is not only a Jewish problem, but a British problem LONDON – A year after his gala installation as British chief rabbi, Ephraim … Continue reading
Bennett emerges from Gaza conflict as clear winner
AL MONITOR by Mazal Mualem August 27, 2014 “Let’s raise our heads. This is the time to stand and salute the IDF and the soldiers for the sacrifice, the devotion and the friendship they displayed during the fighting. There is … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Politics
Tagged HaBayit HaYehudi Party, Naftali Bennett
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Former AP Reporter Pens Devastating Media Critique
CAMERA BLOG August 27, 2014 Matti Friedman’s powerful and troubling analysis of what’s wrong with journalism when Israel is under the microscope (August 26, 2014, Tablet) should be mandatory reading in journalism schools. Entitled “An Insider’s Guide to the Most Important … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Politics
Tagged CAMERA, Journalism, Matti Friedman, Tablet
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A Beheading Ends All Illusions About Islam
FRONT PAGE by Daniel Greenfield August 27, 2014 In August 2012, James Foley retweeted a link to a CNN story asking “Right-wing extremist terrorism as deadly a threat as al Qaeda?” The article concluded that indeed it was. Three months later, … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East, Politics
Tagged CNN, Iraq, ISIL, ISIS, James Foley, Jihadists, Lebanon, Peter Bergen, Syria, Turkey
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US missiles to be released ‘soon’ — whatever the Hellfire that means
TIMES OF ISRAEL by Rebecca Shimoni Stoil August 29, 2014 WASHINGTON — Exactly how bad are Israel-US relations today? Who the Hellfire knows. What is clear is that two weeks after the revelation that the US had added an additional … Continue reading
Why I’m Unsubscribing to the New York Times
TABLET MAG by Rabbi Richard A. Block August 28, 2014 Leading Reform rabbi cites newspaper’s one-sided coverage of Gaza war I am a lifelong Democrat, a political liberal, a Reform rabbi, and for four decades, until last week, a New … Continue reading
Israeli Liberals’ Advice to Diaspora Jewish Counterparts: Grow Up
COMMENTARY by Evelyn Gordon August 28, 2014 Carlo Strenger, an Israeli psychology professor, regular Haaretz columnist, and dedicated leftist, offered some useful advice yesterday to all the Diaspora Jewish liberals now bemoaning the end of their love affair with Israel: Grow … Continue reading
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged Carlo Strenger, Diaspora, Liberals
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A Pro-Hamas Left Emerges
THE AMERICAN INTEREST by Jeffrey Herf August 26, 2014 In the pursuit of political goals and an anti-Israel message, Historians Against the War has abandoned the standards of its profession and adopted a stance that objectively supports Hamas’s war aims. … Continue reading
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